Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel inaugurated newly-completed works worth nearly Rs 7 crore 27 lakh in Maharani Hospital of Jagdalpur headquarters in Bastar district via video conferencing from his Raipur-based residence. He said that people of Bastar have emotional connection to Maharani Hospital. New Government is working consistently towards developing it as a well-equipped hospital of this region. It is no way less than any district hospital across the country. Currently, people of Bastar have to travel out of the area for treatment. The State Government is making efforts to provide the best possible health facilities in Bastar.
The CM said that special care should be taken to ensure availability of doctors in health facilities of Bastar. He inaugurated the renovation works done in Kadambini Maternal Health Institution at the cost of Rs 1 crore. Likewise, he performed bhumi-pujan of the renovation work in eye-ward worth Rs 50 lakh, the second floor addition work worth Rs 49 lakh and the construction work of the current OPD-MCH worth Rs 50 lakh.